A peninsula (from the latin words "paene insula", almost island) is a geographical landform consisting of an extension of a body of land from a larger body of land, surrounded by water on three sides.
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory, bill, point, or spit.
Peninsulas of the World
Continental Europe
- Apsheron, Azerbaijan
- Brittany, France
- Butjadingen, Germany
- Cotentin Peninsula, France
- Crimea, Ukraine
- Gallipoli, Turkey (formerly the Thracian Chersonese)
- Gibraltar
- Grenen, Denmark
- Hel Peninsula, Poland
- Italian Peninsula, Italy
- North Holland, Netherlands
- Walcheren, Netherlands
- Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands
- Chalkidiki, Greece
- Pilio, Greece
- Karaburun peninsula, Albania
- Kassandra, Greece
- Mani Peninsula, Greece
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Peloponnesos, Greece
- Sithonia, Greece
- Zadar, Croatia
- Pelješac, Croatia
- Italian Peninsula
- Calabria
- Penisola salentina (Salento)
- Promontorio del Gargano
- Penisola sorrentina
- Promontorio di Orbetello
-encompassing continental Spain and Portugal, Andorra and the British dependency of Gibraltar.
- Cabo Espichel, Portugal
- Cabo Carvoeiro, Portugal
- Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal
- Tróia Peninsula, Portugal
- Cádiz, Spain
- Gibraltar (British Territory)
-encompassing Sweden and Norway
- Hamarøy Peninsula, Norway
- Hurumlandet, Norway
- Lista, Norway
- Lyngen Peninsula, Norway
- Nordkinn Peninsula, Norway
- Ofothalvøya, Norway
- Porsanger Peninsula, Norway
- Stad, Norway
- Sværholthalvøya, Norway
- Varangerhalvøya, Norway
- Fosen, Norway
- Skåne, Sweden
- Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset - the South West Peninsula, or the Westcountry, or Wessex
- The Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall
- Cornwall is technically a peninsula
- Durham
- Fylde, Lancashire
- Hoo, Kent
- Isle of Dogs, London
- Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
- The Lizard, Cornwall
- Penwith, Cornwall
- Rotherhithe, London
- Spurn, Yorkshire
- Tendring, Essex
- Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside
- Ardnamurchan, Lochaber
- Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty
- Kintyre, Argyll and Bute
- Cowal, Argyll and Bute
- Dunnet Head, Caithness
- Faraid Head, Sutherland
- Fife
- Knoydart, Lochaber
- Morvern, Lochaber
- Strathy Point, Sutherland
- Point, Outer Hebrides
- Wales is itself a peninsula
- Gower Peninsula, Swansea
- Lleyn Peninsula
- Pembrokeshire peninsula, West Wales
- South Pembrokeshire Peninsula.
- Marloes Peninsula, Pembrokeshire
- St Davids Peninsula, Pembrokeshire
- Vale of Glamorgan - technically a peninsula, as it surrounded on three sides by water - two rivers boundaries and the Bristol Channel
- South West Wales - Swansea to New Quay - surrounded by the Bristol Channel, St George's Channel and Cardigan Bay
- Creuddyn Peninsula juts out of the North Wales coast and includes the towns of Llandudno, Rhos-on-Sea and Deganwy. Plus the headlands of Great Orme and Little Orme
- Ulster - as Donegal is part of Ulster, the province is surrounded on three sides by water - therefore, Ulster is a peninsula
- Ards Peninsula, County Down
- Island Magee
- Lecale Peninsula
- Donegal
- Munster - like Ulster, Munster is surrounded on three sides by the sea
- Beara Peninsula
- Cooley Peninsula
- Dingle Peninsula
- Fanad Peninsula
- Hook Peninsula
- Horn Head
- Howth Head
- Inishowen
- Iveragh Peninsula
- Mizen Head Peninsula
- Mullet Peninsula
- Rosguill
- Sheep's Head Peninsula
- See also Peninsulas of Russia
- Chukchi Peninsula
- Kamchatka Peninsula
- Kola Peninsula
- Rybachiy Peninsula
- Taymyr Peninsula
- Yamal Peninsula
- Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
- Al-Faw peninsula, Iraq
- Kapidagi Yarimadasi, Turkey
- Datça Peninsula, Turkey
- Musandam peninsula, Oman
- Qatar
- Arabia
- Asia Minor
- Colaba peninsula, Mumbai city
- Deccan peninsula
- Worli peninsula, Mumbai
- Kathiawar Peninsula, Gujarat
- Gwadar peninsula, Pakistan
The whole land mass encompassing North and South Korea is a peninsula.
- See also Peninsulas of Japan
- Bataan Peninsula, Luzon
- Bondoc Peninsula, Luzon
- Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao
- San Ildefonso Peninsula, Luzon
- Poluostrov Yamau
- Semenanjung Blambangan, Java,
- Semenanjung Minahassa, Sulawesi
- East Peninsula, Sulawesi
- South-east Peninsula, Sulawesi
- South Peninsula, Sulawesi
The Americas
- Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Cape May Peninsula, New Jersey
- Cleveland Peninsula, Alaska
- Delmarva Peninsula, encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Door Peninsula, Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan
- Fairpoint Peninsula, Florida
- Florida Peninsula, encompassing most of Florida state
- Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
- Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Superior
- Key Peninsula, Washington, in Puget Sound
- Kitsap Peninsula, Washington, in Puget Sound
- Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Michigan
- Lower Peninsula, Michigan
- Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Mokapu, Hawaii
- Northern Neck, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan, in Grand Traverse Bay
- Olympic Peninsula, Washington
- Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
- Pinellas Peninsula, Florida
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey
- San Francisco Peninsula, California
- Seward Peninsula, Alaska
- The Thumb, Michigan
- Upper Peninsula, Michigan
- Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Adelaide Peninsula, Nunavut
- Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Banks Peninsula, Nunavut
- Barrow Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Becher Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Beekman Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell Peninsula, Southampton Island, Nunavut
- Blunt Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut
- Borden Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
- Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Colin Archer Peninsula, Devon Island, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut
- Collinson Peninsula, Victoria Island, Nunavut
- Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Diamond Jennes Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Douglas Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Dunlas Peninsula, Melville Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Henry Kater Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Kent Peninsula, Nunavut
- Labrador Peninsula, encompassing all of Labrador and most of Quebec
- Leith Peninsula, Northwest Territories (in Great Bear Lake)
- Long Point, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Melville Peninsula, Nunavut
- Meta Incognita Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Natkusiak Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
- North Peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Nipigan)
- Province of Nova Scotia
- Pangertot Peninsula, Nunavut
- Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Péninsule de la Gaspésie, Quebec
- Péninsule d'Ungava, Quebec
- Pethel Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Point Pelee, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Albert Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Prince Edward Peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Ontario)
- Simpson peninsula, Nunavut
- Siorarsuk Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Steensby Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Storkerson Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island (Southern Tip), British Columbia
- Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, containing the state of Baja California and state of Baja California Sur
- Yucatán Peninsula, partly separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea
- Araya Peninsula, Venezuela
- Brecknock Peninsula, Chile
- Brunswick Peninsula, Chile
- Guajira Peninsula, Colombia
- Paracas Peninsula, Peru
- Paraguana, Venezuela
- Paria Peninsula, Venezuela
- Taitao Peninsula, Chile
- Verde Peninsula, Argentina
- Valdes Peninsula, Argentina
- Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, despite its name, it is also a peninsula
Australia & Oceania
- Beecroft Peninsula, New South Wales
- Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria
- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
- Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
- Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
- Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
- Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania
- Inskip Peninsula, Queensland
- Jervis Bay Territory
- Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Redcliffe, Queensland
- Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
- Wilsons Promontory, Victoria
- Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
- Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia
- Banks Peninsula, South Island
- Bluff Peninsula, South Island
- Bream Head, North Island
- Cape Brett, North Island
- Cape Campbell, South Island
- Cape Foulwind, South Island
- Cape Kidnappers, North Island
- Cape Turnagain, North Island
- Coromandel Peninsula, North Island
- Farewell Spit, South Island
- Kaikoura Peninsula, South Island
- Karikari Peninsula, North Island
- Mahia Peninsula, North Island
- Miramar Peninsula, North Island
- Mount Maunganui, North Island
- North Auckland Peninsula, North Island
- Otago Peninsula, South Island
- Tiwai Point, South Island
- Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island
- Bakassi, Cameroon but disputed with Nigeria
- Buri Peninsula, Eritrea
- Cabo Blanco, Mauritania/Western Sahara
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Cap-Vert, Senegal
- Ceuta, Spain
- Punta Durnford, Western Sahara
- Raas Xaafuun peninsula/Ras Hafun, Somalia
- Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira Islands (Portuguese Territory)
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